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CSU Selects Wheless Partners to Coordinate Presidential Search

Posted on July 31, 2017 at 12:31 PM, updated December 5, 2017 at 10:33 AM Print

University also announces appointees to its Presidential Search Committee

The Cleveland State University Board of Trustees has selected the national consulting and search firm Wheless Partners to manage its search for the next president of Cleveland State. The firm has coordinated multiple successful executive searches in the state of Ohio and has specific expertise leading presidential and chancellor searches for numerous public and private universities nationally. The firm was selected by the Board after a public RFP process.

The search will be managed by Mike JR Wheless, managing partner and division president of Wheless Partners and Lisa Marks, the firm’s managing director and divisional chief operations officer.

“Wheless Partners is one of the nation’s leading executive search firms and has broad expertise in the private and public sectors as well as specific experience with the unique requirements of a university presidential search process,” says Bernie Moreno, chair of the CSU Board of Trustees and chair of the CSU Presidential Search Committee. “We are excited to partner with Wheless to select a leader who can continue the tremendous growth CSU has experienced over the last decade.”

CSU also announced the appointment of members to the Presidential Search Committee. The group, consisting of board members, students, faculty, staff and community members, will lead the presidential search process and will work with Wheless Partners to review potential candidates and make a recommendation on selection to the CSU Board of Trustees. The members of the committee are: